The University of Texas System encompasses 15 educational institutions in the U.S. state of Texas, of which nine are academic universities and six are health institutions. The UT System is headquartered in Austin, and has a total enrollment of over 216,000 students and employs more than 87,000 faculty and staff. The UT System's $25 billion endowment is the largest of any public university system in the nation.[4]

The University of Texas System has nine separate and distinct academic institutions; each institution is a stand-alone university and confers its own degrees. Its flagship institution is The University of Texas at Austin.

Arlington College (1895–1902), Carlisle Military Academy (1902–1913), Arlington Training School (1913–1916), Arlington Military Academy (1916–1917), Grubbs Vocational College (1917–1923), North Texas Agricultural College (1923–1949), Arlington State College (1949–1967)

On June 14, 2013, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed SB 24 into law, officially approving the creation of a new university in South Texas within the UT System, officially replacing UT-Brownsville and UT-Pan American. The initiative resulted in a single institution, which will include a medical school, spanning the entire Rio Grande Valley, with a presence in each of the major metropolitan areas of Brownsville, Edinburg, Harlingen, and McAllen. On December 12, 2013, the UT Board of Regents voted to name the new university The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.[36]

The University of Texas System is headquartered in Downtown Austin.[40] The system headquarters complex includes O. Henry Hall, Claudia Taylor Johnson Hall, Ashbel Smith Hall, the Colorado Building, the Lavaca Building, and the Norwood Tower. Parking garages serving the complex include Parking Garage I, Parking Garage II, Parking Garage III, 300 West 6th Street Parking Garage, and the garage between the Colorado and Lavaca buildings.[41]

The Coordinated Admissions Program (more colloquially known as "CAP") offers some UT Austin applicants the chance to attend the university if they complete their freshman year at another system school and meet specified requirements.[42] Each institution in the University of Texas System sets its own admissions standards, and not all schools may accept a particular CAP student.[42] UT Dallas does not participate in the CAP program, and UTSA, the largest recipient of CAP students, has stated it will be phasing out the program within the next ten years.[43][44]